My quest for the text editor nirvana [1] goes on .. next up, MacVim.
My fingers are used to VI so that's a point in it's favor.
Really? I like tabs. I really like TextMate's file drawer however, so I'll probably not use it much .. what's that you say?
Do what?
![MacVim with NERD Tree by you.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uXb8nATJYzMlqI9HH3HYtgpaN46t7gx_gwf58tbPxTCy3AqTGToaK9wflb5zSbM-3wrVPAiGKxvZhUZusv8SzCO-SCrsnuj8x8sPFgtu8y9vDqZOpW55xIbi9GOC_qCj1qNQwe=s0-d)
[1] Like sailing, it's not the destination, but the journey.
MacVim is a port of the text editor Vim to Mac OS X.
My fingers are used to VI so that's a point in it's favor.
MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing
Really? I like tabs. I really like TextMate's file drawer however, so I'll probably not use it much .. what's that you say?
The NERD tree : A tree explorer plugin for navigating the filesystem
Do what?
Check out this demo http://www.flickr.com/photos/30496122@N07/2862367534/sizes/o/Well, golly - that is pretty slick.
The NERD tree allows you to explore your filesystem and to open files and directories. It presents the filesystem to you in the form of a tree which you manipulate with the keyboard and/or mouse. It also allows you to perform simple filesystem operations.
[1] Like sailing, it's not the destination, but the journey.